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Yes its true – they are back on stage – after what -20 years or so!! As you can see from the live performance video above, they have a contemporary light show and Vince Clarke is laptop based and running Logic and various soft-synths.
Native Instruments recently posted an interview with Vince Clarke on their site here
Well enjoy and make sure to find out more here >> http://www.yazooinfo.com/.
German synthpop act A Spell Inside will release a career retrospective, entitled Essentials, September 12. Essentials will feature previously unreleased remixes as well as two songs, “Believe” and “Oxygen 2.1,” that will appear on the band’s forthcoming album, Loginside, which was originally scheduled for a June release but was delayed due to a computer crash. A Spell Inside now hope to release Loginside in late 2008.
Synth Fuel Vol. One is a massive, one gigabyte collection of , you guest it, Synths. This volume focuses on Arpeggiations and Pads. Nothing but the best in Analog and Analog Modeling hardware synths were used. The Arpeggiators folder is 131 files deep and includes both leads and bases. Each Arpeggiator loop was recorded at 110 BPMs and sustained for a minimum of four measures in 4/4 time and performed in two octaves (two of the following three: A1,A2, & occasionally A3). The purpose of this structure is to give you more flexibility of use within your software application of choice. The Pads folder is 50 loops deep using the same structure. There is a slight difference here and it is that each pad loop is performed in both a major and minor triad where as the Arpeggiators are all sustained single notes. All of the Arps and Pads have a root note of A at various octaves on the keyboard with a majority at A1 and A2. Next we have the SFX folder. This folder contains 10 Sound Effects such as builds, swooshes, transitions, bleeps, and sweeps recorded at 110 BPMs. Now let’s move on to the Synthworks folder. This folder is 45 loops recorded at both 100 and 110 BPMs. Synthworks is an excellent bonus selection of Arpeggiations and simple lead performances all with a root not of C. Some beats have been thrown in for good measures. You’ll get 120 assorted beats ranging from 80-120 BPMs. Genres include Downbeat, Hip Hop, Breaks, House, and Live. To top it off we have our Percussion folder. This folder is 80 loops of exotic world percussion performed and recorded live in the Transalarm studio Chicago. Each of the percussion loops was performed at 80 BPMs. Whew! You will never need a single Synth Pad or Arpeggiation loop again. A total of 445 Files. 24 Bit 44.1kHz Stereo .wav and .aif.
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Filter Research - New Effects Refill Released ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want to add some new effects to Propellerhead Reason? Filter Research is a new patchset now available for Reason 4 which does just that. Filter Research takes takes the modular format of the Reason Combinator, and harnesses it to create new, and truly unique effects devices. A huge variety of different effects are included: dual-filter boxes, granular glitch-machines, self-vocoding devices, huge fixed-filter banks, and crossfaded formants are just some of what you'll find inside. All are created from scratch and with the care and attention Nucleus SoundLab is known for. These Combinators are especially organized by effect type so you can find the type of sound you are looking for quickly. Then, by adding a Filter Research Combinator to a simple loop or sequence, you can create something very different, and cutting-edge. By processing the sounds you already own with Filter Research, you can create new, useful material with ease! Details: * 192 Combinators included, authored by a variety of designers - Jeremy Janzen, Tom Pritchard, Nick Hutton, Shaun Wallace and Jacob Hargrave. * All Combinators created from scratch - except for 10 Planar Filters based on the same template. * Each Combinator has all 4 knobs/buttons uniquely assigned. * PDF manual describing each Combinator. Please download the Quicktime video demo below for an idea of what Filter Research is capable of. http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/video/filter%20research%20hi.mov (46mb HQ version) http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/video/filter%20research%20lo.mov (20mb LQ version) If you don't have Quicktime, you can try the .AVI version. (Get VLC Player if this won't play correctly http://www.videolan.org/) http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/video/filter%20research%20hi.avi Furthermore, you can download a free demo Refill containing 15 patches below. The demo Refill also includes the PDF manual so you can read more about the patches included in the full product. http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/demos/Filter%20Research%20Demo.zip
Designed for electronic music producers, composers, and laptop DJs and performers, Infrasonik’s sample packs are constructed to maximise the unique and powerful features of Ableton Live and Kontakt.
Infrasonik’s philosophy is redefining the traditional audio sample pack into a powerful production environment that include effects chains, dynamics and EQ processing, macro controls, and channel strip presets that expand the sonic possibilities of these powerful audio production tools.
Ideal for modern electronic styles including Minimal, Electro, Techno, Tech House, Progressive, Deep House, Glitch, and IDM, Infrasonik’s sample packs are excusively available for instant download on Infrasonik.com
Gustavo Bravetti has put together a free, exclusive FM8 drum kit in Ableton Live for CDM readers. More on the kit, FM8, and how to make the most of it, plus our download, at the Kore@CDM NI minisite:
Free Exclusive Download: FM8 Drum Kit for Ableton Live from Gustavo Bravetti
Beatmatch.info just released 4 new loop libraries. More than 100 premium loops to use in your music software.
“Mnml data Vol.3”, “GTL Vol.3”, “Dubstep Vol.2” and first part of completely new series “Future Hip-Hop Vol 1”.
The site is currently hosting almost 400 premium loops in Wav and Aiff file formats ready to use in your tracks.
All loops are available for free for non-commercial use at www.beatmatch.info
Futurepop duo Informatik, featuring Da5id Din and Tyler Newman (Battery Cage), has announced that its new album, Beyond, will be released September 9 on Metropolis Records. The 10-track album is the project’s fifth full-length release, and its first since 2004.
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Reaktor is a great piece of software but somehow somewhat forgotten in the music production scene, at least to my knowledge. I am very fond of my Reaktor and today I stumbled over something that might light things up a little on the Reaktor front, sure hope I am right, hehe
Anyone who uses Native Instruments Reaktor should prepare for a positive reaction because Musicrow has just the thing for you: Golden Ensembles 2. It’s a huge pack of 38 ensembles for use with Reaktor 5.
These ensembles include synthesizers, effects and creative audio tools, and all of those include hundreds of presets. The main event in this package has to be Musicrow’s new mega-synth Cobra, but it’s stacked up nicely with instruments like Orpheus 2, Oberline, Piano Magic, Trancoid and more. Effects include vintage processor emulators such as Vintage Chorus and Plate Reverb, and sound design tools include White FX and Executer, a boldly named plugin coming from Haifa.
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